Flavour combinations: Queen’s salad with grilled chicken

Here at The Old Trooper we’re full of salad inspiration for every occasion – so we’ve paid tribute to Her Majesty on her 90th birthday with a royal chicken crown salad that combines all of her favourite flavours from our salad bar.

The ingredients are fresh and simple, including the traditional English cucumber and the Queen’s preferred chargrilled chicken. It’s a fast and filling main course with a regal twist that’s perfect for lunch or dinner. So gather your ingredients and get ready to celebrate the biggest birthday of the year…

Ingredients (serves one)

½ iceberg lettuce

50ml blue cheese dressing

1 quarter cucumber, sliced

½ red pepper, sliced

½ yellow pepper, sliced

2 ripe tomatoes, quartered

handful of raisins

1 chargrilled chicken breast

Method

1. Kick off your salad with a base of lettuce, and drizzle it with blue cheese dressing. Mix it through so that every bite has that rich blue cheese flavour.

2. Add in the cucumber, red and yellow peppers and tomatoes for a flash of colour and an extra bit of crunch.

3. Sprinkle with raisins for a sweet twist and arrange the chargrilled chicken on top of the salad.